In the end it's Him and I

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Areeba's POV:

I asked Mama to drop me off today.  I don't know why but i am in no mood to go by bus today. I sometimes wish i had a sibling so that we can go together. I'm scared to drive on my own.

"Has the teacher arrived" I asked my classfellow.
"Who are you?" Came a reply.
"I'm areeba we both are in the same physics for the past 3 years"
"Oh Okay i don't know you can check yourself" I know she wasn't being rude. She genuinely doesn't know me. Noone does. I live in the shadows. And i want to keep it that way.

I entered the classroom and the only seat available is next to Abubakar. Again. He rolled his eyes when he saw me coming.
"Just so you know i am too not very keen on sitting next to you" He huffed in reply. I don't know what is his problem? He may be a genius but he lacks manners. I am not putting up with his shit.

"Ok students i am giving you an assignment and i will choose two students randomly and you have to submit it by the next Monday"
I hate group assignments it means i have to interact with people which is last thing i want.

"Areeba and Abubakar" My ears perked up hearing my name. I have to do assignment with this batamez (mannerless). We both looked at each other with disgust. Oh boy this is going to be fun. We are assigned to do research on Children and formulate a theory on our own. Sounds fun. I love kids. lecture ended i was going to talk to Abubakar about the assignment but he stormed off without even sparing me a glance. Looks like i am going to do this assignment alone.
I am waiting for mother when he came and stand beside me.

"Give me your number" He said without even looking at me.
"Excuse me"
"I said give me your number"
"Why"
"Seems like your tiny brain forgot we have an assignment together"
"I didn't forget i am asking why do you need my number"
"Oh miss don't think highly of yourself i only need for the project you are not that beautiful for me to hit on you" I gasped.
"I wouldn't pick a man like you even i am held at a gunpoint"
"Feelings are mutual" Halfheartedly i gave him my number. Work is work even if my partner is a donkey still got to do it.

I waited whole evening for him to text me back but he didn't. I woke up to my phone ring. Who is calling me at this hour?
"Hello" i said sleepily
"Why were you not replying to my text" came an angry voice.
"Who are you"
"What do you mean by who i am? Let's start working"
"Are you dumb? it's 2am"
"Doesn't stop me"
"But it stops me Good night "

I said and turned off my phone. What kind of person wakes up another person at 2 in the morning saying let's work. I am not sacrificing my beauty sleep for him. If he wants to work with me then we are going to do it on my time otherwise he can respectfully fuck off.

How i have developed so many guts i myself is surprised. I usually do what others tell me to do but in front of Abubakar it's like i am polar opposite person. Whatever it is i am loving this side of mine. The Confident Side.

It is morning i turned off my phone. There is countless notifications on my phone. It's making my phone glitch i didn't even know it was possible. I have never received that many notification. All of them are from Abubakar. He kept on texting me until 4 AM. Doesn't this guy sleep? No wonder he is so moody in class. Thank God he wasn't in my class for the first 2 years otherwise no way in hell i would have tolerated this university. I am barely tolerating this hellhole and now Abubakar is an addition. Lord give me strength today i don't want to become a murderer at such a tender age.